Nelson's hairstreak

Callophrys gryneus nelsoni

Description:

Third in my series of hairstreaks for this trip, I'm assuming I have two species, but might only have one with regional variations

Habitat:

high desert sage and pine Hoard's gulch campground, which to my knowledge hasn't had water since 2013, but is a great bird and butterfly watching location

Species ID Suggestions

3 Comments

KarenSaxton 5 years ago

Thanks for the lead. I'm seeing the Juniper but not cedar

gratography 5 years ago

The Callophrys gryneus has a few different versions. One popular, the Juniper has green tint on the wings. The Cedar tends to have purple. That looks like the Nelson's Cedar Hairstreak.

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